The High Cost of Kwame Kilpatrick

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The Moment of Truth

Disgraced former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption on Thursday. Here's a look back at his rise and fall, and how his "extortion, kickback and bribery rackets contributed to the Motor City's financial crisis and struggle to bounce back from bankruptcy, according to reports from the Detroit Free Press.– Joyce Jones